Start Chris Godwin Jr. or DeMario Douglas? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas

Start

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · vs ATL

Market projects: 8.6; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR: 34.4; 11th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 88 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 73%; Through Week 7
Target share: 45%; Through Week 7

Sit

DeMario Douglas

WR · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 6.8; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs WR: 23.8; 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 42 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 55%; Through Week 7
Target share: 16%; Through Week 7

Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Chris Godwin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games), DeMario Douglas 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 8.6 points and DeMario Douglas at 6.8, a gap of 1.8. No player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.6, 7.2 and 10.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for DeMario Douglas this week yet, so his 6.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.6, 4.8 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 7.6, 7.2 and 10.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for DeMario Douglas yet. His market-based projections were 6.6, 4.8 and 8.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 6.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 1.8 points ahead of DeMario Douglas on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

DeMario Douglas and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.

By points allowed to the position, Chris Godwin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Chris Godwin Jr. played 73 percent of TB snaps, drew 45 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 7 against CAR: 46 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 7, DeMario Douglas played 55 percent of NE snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

DeMario Douglas, Week 4 against BUF: 35 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.

DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

DeMario Douglas, Week 7 against CHI: 35 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.

In 2025, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.

He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.

He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games), DeMario Douglas 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for DeMario Douglas?
No. Keep Chris Godwin Jr.: he projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 9 games), DeMario Douglas 69 (7.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas.

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